Hand-grenade.



'No.416o,614. A ML'IE'NTEIJ MAYI24,1904.'

. s. s'. CONNOR.' HAND GRENADE'. (f APPLIoA'HoI vHmm AUG. 1o. 1903.

N0 MODEL.

Patented May 24, 1904.

rPATENT OFFICE.

,SYDNEY s.l CONNOR, or` MITE CITY,` LOUISIANA.

.HAND-GRENADE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters `Patent No. 760,614, dated May 24,1904;;

v I dohereby-decl'are the following to be a full,

clear, and exact description of the invention,

such as-will enable othersskilled in the art to `1 which it' appertainsto make and use the same.

My invention relates to 'new'and useful improvements in.y hand-grenadesor devices for' 'throwing 0n vfires to extinguish the flames.

One object of my invention is to provide animproved device of thischaracter which will be -very eiiicien't in useand at the same time besimple and of comparativelyV inr'axpensiveI construction. v

\ A further object is to provide means for readily and thoroughly mixingthe containedA chemicals just before using the'device.

With these and other `objects in view the` invention consists of certainnovel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts,as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in theappended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation'of myimproved hand-grenade. Fig. 2 is avertical sectional view through'thesame.

l In the embodiment of my invention as illusf tratedin the drawings,'the numeral l denotes a receptacle or container, which may be of anydesired size, shape, and material, butVv which is preferably afrangibleglass bottle of rectangular form, as shown. TheA interior of said bottleis formed vwith two or more non- Vcommunicating compartments adapted toconpartment/3 is adapted to be filled with a chemv ical solution,preferably sulfuric acid, by pouringthesame down a small verticallling-tube 6, formed within the v,compartment 4 and hav- Fig. 3 is ahorizontal sectional viewV taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Applicmloniealiug'im10,1963. sesamo. 168,947. (Numdam i ing its upperend opening at the top the bottle. A cork, plug, or other closure; 7 isinserted in said tube to close and seal the comlpartmen't 3.The'compartment 4 is adaptedk to contain a chemical solution, preferablybicarbonate of ammonium, which is poured into the samethrough an opening8 in the top of thebottle. Said opening is closed by acork, plug, orother closure 9, in which a sliding striker or 'hammer l0 is fmounted.Said striker comprises ya head l1 and a stem or handlel2, which slidesthrough an opening in v said cork or stopper 9 and which is provided atits upper'or outer end with a cross-pin or stop 13, which limits thedownward or inward movement of the striker. striker is disposed withinthe compartment 4, being inserted through the opening 8, and is adaptedto rest upon the top ofthe partition 5 when the device is not beingused.

In using the device the bottle l is grasped and the outer end of thestem l2 of the striker is given a light tap or blow to force the sameinwardly, so that its head 1l will break the partition 5. The bottle isthen inverted and shaken to cause the heavier acid to drop and becomethoroughly commingled with the other, and, if desired, the stem orhandle of the plunger may be reciprocated to cause its head 1l toagitate the mixture. The bottle is then thrown with suiilicient force tobreak at the base of the lire, and the gas generated from the The headllof the chemical will quickly extinguish the flames,

as is wellv known. The bottles are adapted to be'supported inframes orbaskets upon the walls of the rooms of a building, so as to be easilyaccessible in case of fire.

It will be seen that by holding the chemicals separate until'ready to be.used and then thoroughly mixing and agitating them just prior to theirbeing sprinkled upon the iire will render the device extremely effectiveand produce a result that cannot be obtained when the chemicals are notthoroughly commingled before the bottle is broken.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction and operation of `the inventionwill be readily understood without requiring a more extendedexplanation.

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Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the. advantages of this invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A hand-grenade, comprising a frangible container, having upper andlower compartments formed by a horizontal frangible partition andadapted to contain {ire-extinguishing chemicals, and a striker withinsaid container adapted to be supported by the partition and to be raisedand forced downward to break said partition to open communicationbetween said compartments.

2. A hand-grenade comprising a frangible container having compartmentsseparated by a frangible partition and adapted to containtire-extinguishing fluids, a filling-tube for one of said compartments,a illing-opening in the other compartment, a closure for said opening, asliding striker mounted to reciprocate in said closure and adapted tobreak said partition, substantially as described.

3. A hand-grenade, comprising` a vertical frangible container having ahorizontal transverse frangible partition forming upper and lowercompartments, an inlet in the top of the upper compartment for lillingsaid compartment, an inlet for the lower compartment extending downwardbetween the upper compartment and the outer wall ofthe container, tofill the lower compartment, closures for said compartments, and astriker extending through the top of the upper compartment and into saidcompartment and adapted to rest upon said partition and to be employedto break the same to open communication between said compartments.

ln testimony whereofI 1 have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

SYDNEY S. CONNOR. Titnessesz OoTo. N. OGDEN, GEO. BUMHAM.

